OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
Eonorabl8GeorgeB.Gheppard
CQzptrollu of Pub110Aoaountu
Awtin, Texas
we have year 18tt
0pbii011 0n the routwig q00
t*ined in Rou"
titheforty-sevaath
dallaqaont bofom
r that anlw?'
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i¶ bz9 the Mata or Tuaa
8sotion 3 of uala A& rea411, 1x1 part, uo irollmmt
EonorableOeorgsH. Sheppard,page 2
within the Countyof Calhouu.InalrdIn~rolling4took of
railroadccm1panIe6, a6 heresinabovepravided;and hs 6hal.l
accompanythe 6(1E14 With an 1temIzed6t6t43U3LIt lrhoring ruu
di6~06itiOn Or 4l.l such tUe6 aolleoted. The aala aiw6amor
end oolleotoror -taxes6hel.l r0md hi6 report to th6
Camptroll4rand shall make a like resort to ths,oItytrearuru
or -ih~city or Fort L6vac~ 4nd he shall IMY oY4r tb the olte
tr4a6ur4r0r the city 0r Port Lavaoa all 0r tb4 aon4m ool-
1 eat
~esy~url.ne said math, leas such amounts66 4r4 8llowea
by lew for aeseaslngaad oolleoting; 6&me. l * 4,"(Under6eorIng
our8 ) .
It will be ob6ervedfrom the tmdsreaorsd portlonc of
the 'aboveoitsd aeotlom of E. B. 7 that It wa6 the Q&mntIoa
of the L4&lature'to grant and donate4ll taxes aolleot4dafter .
Septemberl, 194l, Irrespectiveof the nature or suoh.tax46,that
Is to 641, whetherdurrrntor ddlfoqusnt. Partl,oalnrly do w
call yourattontloato that portionof,SeotIon3 abaro quotd,
which r&da!
** * * he rbnll pay over to the City Trearuror of the
City of Port La~aaaall of ths monsye aellooto6 by hia iraa
to ad ~aloreotaxsa lai4d ior general@rp0446 durring
g
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64 ~&of th0 n0ra *14&4d4 in 0ti opinian,ha8 no
p4&Iodlar bearing upon the type of tax&hat de&l bm retalnd
by the~a~~~emor and oolleator and paid over to the City of Port
Lavaaa. obpiOU64 LLOtU48 O(uLbe Wll4&4d Wll466 th.y hY4
bran 14v14db, hnd ths abors quotedphra64 6144~16that the l6n46sor
and oolleoter of t4xru.slmll p6y oY4r to the 0Itytreastira6ll
o? ths money6 oollsotedby him fraa State ad Yaloraap,tuw 6urIne
each or aald~monthrwIthIn th4 tu4ntyyear p4rIod ao661~4nalng
Sept(ilEb4r Xl 19&l<
You 4r4, th4r4foresadvl64dth+t In o& opInIonthI6
,gr4ntapplI48to taxesg#Wi w4re daliaqnsltbsior4?ept4mber1,
1913, and whIah lpayba oolleotedattsr that dats.
muding awwor#
that ths foregoing6atIsfaotorIly
your &lquIry,we are
,APPR(IVED
DSC 18, 194l Vbry trulp yourr
(SIGNED)GRCVEV SELLEZ& ATTORNEX GFSHAL OF TEXAS
FIRST ASSIS'fAt?'l! $m&%'
By (SQned) CLAMWE E. CRCWE
Cl?C-6 Assirtant
O.K. G.&L. APXOVED OPIXIONCt%h!ITl'E
Ey $.w.B. Chairman